Seberang Perai Utara in Numbers
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SEBERANG PERAI WAS historically known as Province Wellesley, when in 1798, it was handed over by the Kedah Sultanate to the British East India Company. In recen...
Women's Personal Care Expenditure in Numbers
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A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER of economic growth for Malaysia is its market for personal care, wellness, health and fashion. The skin care industry, for example, is proj...
Penang’s Biodiversity in Numbers
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Biosphere ReservesON SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, Penang Hill was designated a Biosphere Reserve (BR) under Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. This is the state’s...
The Malaysian Film Industry in Numbers
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MALAYSIA’S FILM INDUSTRY has great economic potential. Between 2012 and 2019, the total gross collection for both local and foreign movies shown at local cinema...
Online Shopping in Numbers
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MALAYSIA’S INTEREST IN online shopping waxed and waned over the period of the pandemic. Combining this with household income data from the Department of Statist...
Covid-19 Vaccines in Numbers
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AS OF AUGUST 31, Malaysia’s Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) recorded 71.9% of the population in vaccine registrations. However, if people under 18 years...
TVET in Numbers
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ACCORDING TO THE Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia produced about 255,000 graduates in 2020, approximately 86% of which were from the academic track, and 1...
Social Growth Factors in Numbers
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In recent years, Penang’s robust economic performance, bolstered by immense foreign investment and its manufacturing and service sectors, is an encouragin...
Ageing in Numbers
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We look at the population data to identify Penang’s population trends, compared to that of the nation and to other states. The data also identifies &ldquo...
Tanjung Bungah in Numbers
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Map 1: Area of Tanjung BungahSource: Penang Geographic Information System (PeGIS). Note: The area of Tanjung Bungah suburb is based on the postcode of 1...
The financial status of Penang’s municipal councils
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It is undeniable that municipal councils of each state play crucial roles in providing comfortable living conditions for the people within its boundaries....